Bench fae Recycled Arran Pier

When I was on Arran delivering the Oak DoorI spied this sliver of wood

It turned out to be Green Heart from the old pier on ArranThey were cutting it up for firewood and this piece was deemed not good enough to burn. :)My Mum & Faither went to Arran on their HoneymoonSo they stood on this very Pier.

So it has been sitting in the drive bugging meSo yesterday I decided to make something out of itThis is the result, VERY rustic (or should I say Rough)Picture 5 is for Mads, nice Cigars fae the Scandinavian Tobacco Co.

It is about 30”w 15” h & 10” deep. Although I have not measured itI’m still using no tape or square, trying still to get the taste of that squareunit out of my system, yuck!

Oil finish then my beeswax paste wax on topI made up a batch of black paste wax for the rough parts crevicesI’ll post picture six when I’ve done this.

The tusks are ebony.

Jamiein another wonderfully sunny day in Scotlandlife dont get much better :)

-- Who is the happiest of men? He who values the merits of others, and in their pleasure takes joy, even as though 'twere his own. --Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Jamie, I am sure that Rivergirl is going to be drooling over this one. I am glad that you were able to rescue that wood and its history, both for your family history and the history of the wood. So muchof this wood is getting burned just to get it out of the way. I do really like that bench and the cigarsremind me of Kipling’s “The Betrothed” and its infamous lines“A million surplus Maggies are willing to bear the yoke;And a woman is only a woman, but a good Cigar is a Smoke.” Thank you for sharing another moment of your life and woodworking with us.We had a sunny day yesterday, up to 60 degree F, but today we are back to the liquid sunshine.

I can’t tell you how much I like this table! The story may be even better. So, if you have any kids of your own, make sure that they know the story also. Better yet, write it down somewhere, and the story will live on.

By the way, I have been to Scotland to visit my daughter who was studying there at the Univ. of Edinburgh. I fell in love with the countryside there—especially that little Edradour distillery in Pitlochry.

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